Ai-jen Poo
Executive Director | Worker Rights & Emerging Tech
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Ai-jen Poo is the Executive Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, the nation's leading voice for dignity and fairness for the millions of domestic workers in the United States. She is a nationally recognized expert on the intersection of technology, the future of work, and worker rights.
Poo's TED Talk on the untapped potential of domestic workers has been viewed over 1 million times. Her insights on the social impact of AI and automation have made her a sought-after speaker at technology and policy conferences around the world.
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The work that makes all other work possible
Domestic workers are entrusted with the most precious aspects of people's lives -- they're the nannies, the elder-care workers and the house cleaners who do the work that makes all other work possible. Too often, they're invisible, taken for granted or dismissed as "help," yet they continue to do their wholehearted best for the families and homes in their charge. In this sensational talk, activist Ai-Jen Poo shares her efforts to secure equal rights and fair wages for domestic workers and explains how we can all be inspired by them. "Think like a domestic worker who shows up and cares no matter what," she says.
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